Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-30
ENGLAND's PRIDE

The Queen Reviews the British EIeet-
over I2S Ships OF War Drawn Up in
Line.
PORTSMOUTH, ENG, July 28-Portsmouth
and South Sea have been thronged for days
past IN anticipation Of the jubilee naval re-
view, fixed for this afternoon at Spithead.
The crowds have been immensely augmented
this morning by the arrival Of innumerabla
visitors from all parts Of the country. The
weather could not be more favorable. Ev-
erybOdy is in holiday attire and gay dresses
and fine uniforms give the crowded thor
Oughfares brilliant appearance. Special
trains brought down from London the lords
of the admiralty, members ofthe house Of
lords and commons and numerous repre-
sentatives Of foreign nations.
The scene at Portsmouth is one of er.
IRENE animation. Hundreds of private
crafts Of every description, all handsomely
decorated and wen freighted with gaily
dressed people. are being anchored here. Il
looks like gigantic marine picnic. The
Bonnie Doom carried scores OfAmerieans.
The crowds sfioat and ashore are enormous.
On arriving at Portsmouth dock-yard,
the favored ones embarked on
southampton to Spithead. The first troop
ships to leave with guests were two huge In
dian liners from Southampton, which eE-
cited much admiration from the crowds on
the shore. They were quickly followed by
others from the Portsmouth dock yards.
The vessels participating in the pageant as
paraders numbered l28 pennants and in
Guided squadrons OF ironclads and cruisers,
aggregatlng thIrty-fOur vessels, seventy-fivs
torpedo boats, gun boats and iron defense
ships, divided into five hOtillas, six training
Lrlgs and thirteen troop ships. Besides
these 126 ships under the drill, there were
imperial and Indian troop ships, appointed
to carry distinguished visitors, and small
vessels and dock-yard craft, allotted to the
corporation of Portsmouth, all of which
were well laden and briskly used.
The private crafts carrying sightseers
must have numbered several hundreds. They
represented pleasure boats Of all nations
and climes, and darted about ike birds Of
different piumage, impaEting IN
The whole scene surveyed just before 2
o clock when the naval vessels were in place,
their decorations full flung, private craft hur-
rylug TO good places and multitudes ashore
packing themselves to b est advantage TO see
was one long TO be remembered. The event
OF the day was glorious IN the extreme. Pro-
badly no such feet was ever before seen in
time OF peace. Every class of the navy was
represented The review Of the Crimean
neeJ by the queen and the prince COnsOrt
thlrty-One years ago would suffer by conf
parisOG with this. Some Of the stout wooden
ships which figured in that review are seen
here to-day, bedecked braVely for the occa-
SION Nelson's old ship Victoria was
also a cOnspicOus object and her old timber
appeared again and again as boat after boat
passed her.
Shortly after , O'Clock, when order was
perceptibie on the water. the itEuphrutes -
Crocodile and 'tMalakar'' proceeded to
westward of Osborne and stood in readiness
to escort the royal yachts when the queen
embarked at , O'Clock to review the heet.
The queen left Osborne House at 3 O'Clock
and went aboard the Victoria" Her Ma
iesty left Osborne bay promptly at 8 o'clock.
The royal procession proceeded straight
to It's destination and passed between
the lines, leaving the coast defense
ships, gunboats and torpedo boats on the
port hand. Her majesty passed through
endless lines of these war ships, each yard
being manned with braWny tars. Deafen-
ing cheer after cheer was sent up from the
lusiy crews to greet their sovereign, but il
was not until after the queen had gone
through the double lines that the great can
non OF the big ships began to thunder forth
a salute with a roar that caused vessels 70
roll and the sea to heave, as shot after shot
came booming over the water. On such YES
sells as had no masts, the turrets, breastworks
and decks were lined by jack tars, and the
queen had no reason to complain of her re-
ceptiOn, either on her progress down the line
or the return TO Osborne, which place was
safely reached by 6 O'Clock.
Taken altogether the vessels which were
drawn mp in line when the queen passed eZ-
added to by the great troop ships laden with
spectators also falling IL line and salutlng
the queen as she made her progress.
On next Monday all the vessels Will put to
sea TO their several stations, carrying IN
struCuOns for making sham attacks on
various undefsnded portions Of the British
coasts in order to test the efficiency of the
English land defensive arrangements.